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Let's learn to yakitori grill at home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In episode ten of Samurai Gourmet, the main character, Kasumi, who is recently retired finds himself wandering through the neighborhood. As he is feeling hungry and being on his own for the evening, he happens upon a Yakitori restaurant with a hateful chef. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After watching this series, I found myself dreaming of a trip to Japan! As I always say, when you can't travel, explore countries and culture through food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several years after watching the Samurai Gourmet, my youngest daughter and I stumbled upon the most adorable Yakitori grill at World Market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We brought that little grill home and started teaching ourselves to make yakitori grilled chicken, vegetables, and more. If you have a bbq grill, and you've experimented with making shish-kebab you will find the transition to Japanese grilling fairly simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Japanese-style barbecue charcoal grill we use was reasonably priced and of good quality. Although as you will read in the section below, a wide variety of grills can be found online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crumpet really wants Yakitori. Sorry Crump, no pork, chicken only for you!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What is Japanese Yakitori<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“The first known appearance of the word “yakitori<\/strong>“, literally “grilled bird” in Japanese, dates from the Edo era <\/strong>(1603-1868): it is found in a menu for the lord of Komoro Castle<\/strong>, near Nagano. The yakitori<\/em> meat skewer is one of the most popular dishes in the country” Japan Experience<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yakitori literally translates to grilled chicken or skewered chicken<\/strong>. Some Yakitori restaurants prepare the meat “Shio-style” which means that the chef only uses salt to season the meat. Others use the tare-style, which means they baste it with a sauce, very similar in taste to teriyaki. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginner Yakitori Grill at Home with Recipe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This will get me in hot water with chefs everywhere, but hey, we're talking about yakitori grill at HOME. If you have a favorite teriyaki sauce<\/strong>, and you don't want to be bothered with making your own (although it is very simple) you can simply substitute store-bought teriyaki sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Otherwise, you'll find my all-purpose tare sauce at the bottom of this page. It's very easy to make and tastes delicious on all meat and vegetables. I've always liked the taste of coconut aminos more than soy sauce, so that is what I use in this recipe. However, if you use soy sauce, increase the brown sugar by 1 tablespoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Japan, chefs use different sauces for each type of meat and one for vegetables. We're not going for a Michelin star though, we're just trying to enjoy a nice Yakitori Grill on the balcony! You'll be very happy with the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you need to Begin Yakitori Grilling at Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You'll want to set up your cooking area in a place with some decent airflow. Traditional yakitori grills used a type of charcoal called binchotan (more on that in a minute) which burns so clean you can use it indoors. If you don't have binchotan charcoal, you'll get a lot of smoke and want to be outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n